Rail tie and fastener.



W. A. LEWIS & J. E. STEPHEN.

RAIL TIE AND FASTBNER. APPLICATION FILED 00T.17, 1911.

1,021,936. Patened Avpr. 2, 191,2.

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Attbrneys W. A. LEWIS & J. E. STEPHEN.

RAIL TIE AND FASTBNER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED 001217, 19u.

Patented Apr. 2, 191.2.v

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by I l l n I Attorneys NTTED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. LEWIS AND JOHN E. STEPHEN, OF ASHLAND, OKLAHOMA, ASSIGNORS 0FONE-THIRD TO HARRY Gr. ROWLEY, OF STUART, OKLAHOMA.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER. l

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

one of the objects of the invention being Vto provide an all metal t-iewhich can be readily formed from heavy rolled metal, the tie havingmeans integral therewith for engag-V ing the road-bed so as to preventthe tie from creeping.

A further object is to provide a metallic railway tie having integralrail seats or chairs, means being combinedtherewith for adjust-ablyengaging the base flanges Vof the rails so as to securely hold themagainst movement relative to the tie, said rail-engaging devices beingadjustable so as to clamp tightly upon the rails.

With the foregoing and, other `objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanyingdrawings the preferred form of the invention has beenshown.

In said drawings;-Figure 1 is a plan view of a tie embodying the(present improvements, the middle portion of the tie being removed andthe rail fastening devices only being shown at one end thereof,

a portion of the other end of the tie being broken away. Fig. 2 is acentral longitudinal section through the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a section on line A-B Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section ony line O-DFig. 1. Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of the jaws. Fig. 6 is an endelevation thereof. Fig. 7 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 8 is a planview of another one of the jaws. Fig. 9 is a front elevation thereof.Fig. 10 is a side elevation thereof.

Referring to the gures by characters o f reference, 1 designates achanneled body formed by bending a heavy strip of metal so as to formupstanding side flanges 2. Tongues 3 are struck downwardly from thebottom vof the body and extend perpendicularly therefrom, these tonguesbeing'adapted t-o project int-o the road-bed so as to prevent the tiefrom creeping after it has once been placed in position. If desired, allof the metal may be removed from between the two tongues so as to thusreduce the cost of the tie and at the same time render it more elasticthan would be the case should the metal be retained within they tiebottom. Ears 4 are turned inwardly from the upper edges of the flanges 2and form rail-supporting ledges or seats. formed within the flanges 2 atpoints below these ledges 4 and receive theends of supporting rods 7,said rods being extended along the inner faces of the flanges 2 andparallel wit-h the ledges 4, the ends of the rods being upset, asindicated at 6, so as to prevent the rods from' being accidentallywithdrawn from the flanges. Notches 8 are formed in the upper edges ofthe flanges` at points between the two sets of ledges 4 and thesenotches receive tongues 9 projecting from the ends of cross strips 1()which bridge the space between the flanges 2. The

Vstrips have threaded openings 11 therein for the purpose hereinafterset forth. Openings 12 are formed within the flanges 2 between the rods7 and the free ends of the tie body and these openings receive tongues13 formed at thefends of cross strips 14 which bridge the space betweenthe flanges 2 and have their upper edges in the same plane with theupper edges of the strips 10 and of the flanges 2. These strips 14 haveopenings 15 for the purpose hereinafter set forth. l

The rodsL7 hereinbefore described are designed to support therail-engaging and fastening jaws to be used in connection with the tie.These jaws are arranged in pairs, and have been indicated by the lettersE and F, respectively. The fastener E has a base 16 having an integralplate 17 arched thereover, there being wings 18 extending laterallybeyond the base 16 and designed to bear downwardly on the adjacent rod7,

19 insertible between the rods 7. A railengaging jaw 20 projects fromthe plate 17 at one side thereof and notches 21 are formed within theother side of the, plate. -J y .The other fastener F is made up of ablock 22 having a rail-engaging jaw 23 upstanding from one edge thereof,while spaced ears 24 extend from its other edge and are adapted toproject into the notches 21. This block has laterally extending wings 25designed to bear downwardly on the rod 7. Clamping screws 26 extendthrough the threaded openings 15 and are adapted to bear against thebase plate 16, two of these screws being preferably employed for eachfastening member E. A single clamping screw 27 extends through theopening 11 in each cross strip 10 and bears against the adjacent block22. Each of these screws is preferably provided with a lock nut such asindicated at 28.

When it is desired to fasten a rail to the tie, the screws 26 and 27 areloosened and the fastening members E and F are moved apart a sufficientdistance to permit the base flanges of a rail to be inserted betweenthem and to rest upon the ledges 4. The screws 26 and 27 are thentightened, shifting the members E and F toward each other until theirjaws bind firmly upon the base flanges. It is to be understood that thewings 18 fit snugly between the ledges 4 and the rod 7 so as to preventdisplacement of the fastening members E in either an upward or adownward direction. Moreover, the jaws 20 fit snugly between and extendabove the ledges so as to hold the fastening member E against lateraldisplacement. The same is true also of the fasteners F, the jaws 23thereof fitting snugly between the ledges 4 while the wings 25 fitsnugly between the rods 7 and the ledges 4 so as to hold the fasteningmembers F against displacement upwardly or downwardly relative to thetie. After the fastening members have been tightly members slidablymounted between the,

ledges and the supporting devices, said fastening members havinginterfitting portions,

rail-engaging jaws upstanding from said members and above the ledges,and means4 engaging the cross strips for shifting the members towardeach other to bind their jaws upon a rail.

2. The combination with a tie body having rail-supporting ledges, ofrail-engaging members extending under the ledges and having jawsprojecting upwardly above said ledges, and means for supporting saidmembers within the tie, each of said means including a length ofmaterial having laterally turned terminal portions secured within theside of the tie body.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have heretoaflixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A.' LEWIS. JOHN E. STEPHEN.

Vitnesses:

ROBERT H. HENDERSON, VALTER P. FoRREsTER.

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